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noun

hypertension

a common disorder in which blood pressure remains abnormally high (a reading of 140/90 mm Hg or greater)

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Six example sentences with hypertension, each labelled with its topic.

  • Her cardiologist diagnosed hypertension after three quiet office visits, then prescribed a low salt diet and a diuretic.

    Medicine

  • Twelve weeks of brisk walking and less takeout brought his hypertension down enough that the cuff stopped alarming him.

    Fitness

  • Chronic workplace stress can quietly feed hypertension, which is why the clinic screens new patients for burnout.

    Psychology

  • The cookbook was written for readers managing hypertension, so lemon, herbs, and chili do the work salt used to do.

    Cooking

  • The study followed twelve thousand adults for a decade and linked hypertension to how far they lived from a busy road.

    Science

  • Untreated hypertension costs the health system far more than the cheap pills that would keep most patients out of hospital.

    Economics

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